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Water running from a tap
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina says while the second phase of the Klipdrift Water Treatment Plant has been completed, clean water may still take weeks to reach taps in some Hammanskraal areas due to ongoing flushing processes.
The plant, which is a temporary intervention while a R450m upgrade of the Rooiwal Water Treatment Works is underway, will now supply an additional 12,5 megalitres of water to Majankaneng, Kudube, Jubilee Tower, Jubilee Direct and Dominican Tower.
In January, we confirmed the safety on water supplied to some areas of Hammanskraal following the completion of Phase 1 of the Magalies Klipdrift WTP package plant project. Today, we were back at Klipdrift to receive Phase 2 -further expanding the number of areas to receive clean… pic.twitter.com/nbsJHAFTtp
— Dr Nasiphi Moya (@nasiphim) June 29, 2025
The third and fourth phases are expected to be completed by the end of August and September, which will see the entire Hammanskraal area receiving clean water.
“You don’t get clean water the same day. You have to allow the flushing of the back and front to ensure that pollution does not enter the water that is supposed to be consumed. That process is very necessary. Before you give people clean water, you must ensure you have tested that water,” says Mojadina.
[WATCH] Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina, has handed over a completed Module 2 of the Klipdrift Water Treatment Works as part of ongoing efforts to expand access to water services to the people of Hammanskraal. pic.twitter.com/CiMzx3vQym
— SABC News (@SABCNews) June 29, 2025
Meanwhile, Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya has urged residents of Majakaneng, Kudube, Jubilee Tower, Jubilee Direct, and Dominican Tower to refrain from drinking water just yet, even though phase two of the Klipdrift Water Treatment Plant has been completed.
The water is still not safe for consumption as disinfection and infiltration processes are still underway. Moya says this process is expected to take at least three weeks.
“During that time, we are asking residents not to drink water. As we did with module 1, we, as the leadership of Tshwane, province and national, are able to drink the water ourselves as a sign that it’s safe to do so. We need to communicate the tests, and we must ensure we intensify communication through radio stations and channels, but that’s the process we’ll be carrying out in the next three weeks,” adds Moya.
